Muhammad Ibrahim (Mughal emperor)

Jahangir II جهانگیر دوم
Shahzada of the Mughal Empire Mirza[1]
Titular Mughal Emperor
Reign	15 October 1720 – 13 November 1720
Predecessor	Shah Jahan II
Successor	Muhammad Shah
Born	9 August 1703 Tripoly Gate Prison, Red Fort, Delhi, Delhi Subah, Mughal Empire
Died	31 January 1746(1746-01-31) (aged 42) Mughal Empire
Burial	Mausoleum of Qutb-ud-Din Kaki, Delhi
Names Abu'l Fath Zahr-ud-Din Muhammad Jahangir II Regnal name Jahangir II
House	House of Babur
Dynasty	Timurid dynasty
Father	Rafi-ush-Shan
Mother	Nur-un-Nisa Begum
Religion	Sunni Islam (Hanafi)

Muhammad Ibrahim or Jahangir II (9 August 1703 – 31 January 1746) was a claimant to the throne of the Mughal Empire.

Early life

Muhammad Ibrahim was the youngest son of Prince Rafi-ush-Shan, son of Emperor Bahadur Shah I. His mother was Nur-un-nissa Begum, the daughter of Shaikh Baqi. He was the brother of Emperors Rafi ud Darajat and Shah Jahan II. On 2 December 1707, he was given the rank of 7000 and 2000 horses.[2]

Reign

On 15 October 1720, he was brought out of the prison and placed on the throne. He had been designated by the Sayyid brothers as the successor to his brother Shah Jahan II.

However, Sayyid Khan Jahan, the governor of Delhi, dreading Ibrahim's reputation for having a violent temper, installed his cousin Roshan Khan, the son of Prince Khujista Akhtar Jahan Shah, as the Mughal emperor. Muhammad Ibrahim was defeated in the battle of Hasanpur and deposed on 13 November 1720. He was sent back to the prison in the citadel of Shahjahanabad.

A quartrain quoted by Khush-hal Chand says that his day of power had been short-lived, "like a drop of dew upon a blade of grass." [3]

Death

He died on 30 January 1746, at the age of about forty-three years.[3]

Titles

His full title was: Abul Fath Zahir-ul-din Muhammad Ibrahim.[2]

Coins

Sikka bar sim zad dar jahan ba fazal-i-Muhammad Ibrahim, Shah-i-shahan

Silver was stamped in the world by favour of Muhammad Ibrahim, the king of kings.[2]

References

1. Mughal title Mirza, the title of Mirza and not Khan or Padshah, which were the titles of the Mongol rulers.
2. Irvine, p. 76.
3. Irvine, p. 94.

Bibliography

• Irvine, William. The Later Mughals. Low Price Publications. ISBN 8175364068.